Whitehorse Daily Star

January 14, 2014

• Mishap totals RCMP cruiser An RCMP cruiser slammed into the back of a gravel truck in "a whiteout situation” outside Carmacks last Sunday afternoon.
• Layoffs ‘unfortunate': ex-chief The Liard First Nation's (LFN's) former chief doesn't have an explanation for the First Nation's recent staff layoffs.
• Explaining the figures Mayor Dan Curtis talks with reporters after Monday eveningsʼ city council meeting
• Contractor lodges lawsuit against government A Whitehorse contractor is suing the territorial government for more than $1 million
• Northwestel services failed for 20 minutes A technical issue with one of Northwestel Inc.'s service programs in the territory knocked out Internet, wireless and data services in Whitehorse for a short period this morning.
• no injuries A two-vehicle collision at about 8:25 this morning at the intersection of Ogilvie Street and Second Avenue is still under investigation.
• Carmacks RCMP probe BB gun shooting Two teenage boys were arrested last Friday in Carmacks and are facing a number of weapons and assault charges.
• Yukoners savour the fruits of the Pineapple Express Call it the Pineapple Express.
• Work shortlisted for nomination for Academy Award Whitehorse-based composer Daniel Janke recently wrote the music for a film that has been short-listed for an Academy Award.
• Pelly Crossing man's body found here Yukon coroner Kirsten Macdonald has identified a man found dead beside Two Mile Monday afternoon as 33-year-old Robin Sam of Pelly Crossing.
• Inquest into women's deaths is delayed The coroner's inquest to investigate the deaths of Teresa Scheunert and Mary Johnny has been postponed.
• ‘We have to make some tough choices': mayor As Whitehorse property owners face the lowest tax hike they've seen in 10 years, those on the city's water and sewer system are expected see their bills go up for the first time in three years.

January 13, 2014

• Fracking tour called ‘intensive, informative' ConocoPhillips Canada, one of the country's largest oil and gas exploration and production companies, gave the Yukon legislature's fracking committee a tour of one of its hydraulic fracturing sites in Red Deer, Alta. last week.
• Artists' Show Opens Lara Melnik is one of the 10 artists featured in Cool Lust at Gallery 22.
• Road improvement costs are not yet known: government The Yukon government hasn't yet calculated what improvements to the Freegold Road might cost, says government spokeswoman Kendra Black.
• Mayoral Merriment Musical Marj Cowell has some fun last Thursday evening with Mayor Dan Curtis
• Golf course receives needed financial relief Though it's been a challenge, the Dawson Golf Association (DGA) has managed to keep the town's Top of the World golf course running in the black.
• Getting It Done After the snow had been pushed to the edges of the airstrip in Teslin,
• Most submissions oppose the planned LNG generator project Yukon Energy's proposal to begin using natural gas to power back-up generators has attracted a long list of submissions from the public.
• More are working More Yukoners were at work in December.
• First Nation lays off staff The Liard First Nation has temporarily laid off all non-essential staff.
• Police find one of two missing men The mystery of a missing Whitehorse man has been solved.
• Local flu clinics close after vaccine runs out Any Whitehorse residents planning to get the annual flu vaccine this year are out of luck, for now.

January 10, 2014

• Festival happy to become a little smaller, calmer There weren't a lot of changes to the 2013 Dawson City Music Festival (DCMF), but the most obvious physical one was the relocation of the beer garden from the Minto Park dirt infield to the grassed over outfield.
• Sixth Avenue parcel could be enlarged Sportees and Jat's Backyardscaping owners Andrew Rodger and Alan Thompson could soon own the land they've been leasing from the city since 2009.
• Prank Near The Bank Yudii Mercredi jumps a kiosk on Main Street at Second Avenue on Monday evening.
• Performer to begin B.C. tour after release of album Saturday Yukon artist Diyet is preparing to officially release her second album tomorrow night at the Yukon Arts Centre.
• Council considers adopting Hillcrest plan The city could accept a long-range plan for the Hillcrest neighbourhood as early as next week.
• First Nation will be consulted: government The Yukon government has every intention of consulting with the White River First Nation over concerns about mineral claims being staked inside its traditional territory, says a government official.
• Proposal to burn natural gas in Watson Lake approved by government The Yukon government has issued Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd. a licence under the new Gas Processing Plant Regulation for its liquefied natural gas project in Watson Lake.
• Men celebrating lottery windfalls Lawrence Bredy and Nigel Cripps of Whitehorse each have thousands of reasons to celebrate.
• Potential new industrial lot would go for at least $298,000 A new industrial lot could soon be up for grabs in the Mount Sima subdivision.
• MADD taking soaring arrest rate in stride The president of the Whitehorse chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) isn't angry over alarmingly high numbers from the RCMP's holiday stop-check blitz.
• Residents proposed for trails committee Five residents could soon be advising the city on its trails and greenways.
• Show Goes Next Week Alita Powell is seen Tuesday afternoon during a dance rehearsal for Go Nuts! at the Leaping Feats Dance Works studio.
• Tractor-trailer unit rolls after wheel catches road edge Whitehorse RCMP received a call at around 11:30 Wednesday night that a tractor-trailer was in the ditch at kilometre 1399 along the Alaska Highway.
• Exhibits Open this Evening Spectrum blanc/White spectrum, a group show at the Yukon Inn, featuring MxDeschesnes, Virginie Hamel, Cécile Girard and Fred Lauk, left- right, shown, missing Marie-Hélène Comeau and ioleda, will open tonight at the Arts Under- ground.
• City digs into complaints of snow-clogged sidewalks As the snow continues to fall in Whitehorse, city bylaw officers are continuing to respond to complaints about snow and ice making it difficult for those using sidewalks.
• Free Gold Road extension would take four years Completing a new road into the Casino mine site would take four years, says the president of Western Copper and Gold.
• Greenspace, trails dominate Whistle Bend concerns A meeting Thursday night focused on the city's next major subdivision drew fewer members of the public than officials involved in the development.
• Convicted ex-cabbie drives into more hot water A former Whitehorse cab driver convicted of sexually assaulting one of his passengers evaded authorities for more than two weeks before turning himself in Monday.
• Complaint evolves into suit against council A Whitehorse woman is suing the Yukon Medical Council for what she alleges is discrimination.